Office Administrator Accounts Apprentice

NEILL'S MATERIALS LIMITED

Bury St. Edmunds (IP32 7HT)

Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)

Posted on 8 September 2025

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Summary

The company represents two global manufacturers in SIKA and POLYTEK as well as a number of smaller manufacturers. We operate from a unit in Bury St Edmunds in a pretty relaxed atmosphere and have a friendly team of 16 persons.

Wage

£14,527 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The role will require the candidate to learn all aspects of company administration specialising within the accounts and bookkeeping role, we hope to include all aspects of our office procedures including opportunities to explore other departments, but mainly within the sales order and accounts procedures.

A good understanding of numbers is required, also good understanding of Microsoft programs, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook but it is essential to have a fun, hard working person that wants to be part of a creative young team an opportunity will exist to help with our social media if it is something that the candidates.

The Daily Contacts will be Halyna Account and Sam Bude Operations manager

  • Inputting Invoices to Xero account program
  • Dealing with Purchase ledger and sales ledger
  • Using our sales management program Unleashed.
  • Raising invoice on unleashed and Xero (Linked programs)
  • Chasing outstanding invoices
  • Payment runs
  • Payroll
  • Dealing with bank reconciliation
  • Answering telephones
  • Dealing with customers
  • Taking orders
  • Manage emails

Where you'll work

Neill's Materials Ltd, Unit 5, Chapel Pond Hill Bury St Edmunds
Bury St. Edmunds
IP32 7HT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

  • The learner will be studying the Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification, study for AAT Level 2 qualification included.
  • Day release to West Suffolk College.
  • Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Key benefits will be to learn on a daily basis within a specific business's accounts program. It will allow the candidate to develop a good understanding of how a business runs from day to day. The work is office-based, but an invitation to join the exhibition may be requested.

About this employer

Neills Materials are fundamentally suppliers of specialised materials used in creative industry sectors, the company was formed by Neill Gorton a winner of multiple BAFTA awards in makeup. We are global suppliers and specialist with silicones to create character makeups for most films you will know from Harry potter, Lord of the rings, Game of thrones and so on. The company represents two global manufacturers in SIKA and POLYTEK as well as a number of smaller manufacturers. We operate from a unit in Bury St Edmunds in a pretty relaxed atmosphere and have a small friendly team of 16 persons.  

After this apprenticeship

For the correct candidate we would be highly likely to continue the employment after the apprenticeship finishes and will consider supporting to next level. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340946.

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Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)

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